M&A

Barksdale doubles Arizona holdings with Rio copper projects

Barksdale Resources says it’s agreed to acquire the Goat Canyon and Canelo copper projects in Arizona from Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Exploration.

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 Barksdale Resources’ projects in Arizona

Barksdale Resources’ projects in Arizona

"I am excited to not only more than double our footprint within this prolific mineral district, but also add several high-quality copper porphyry drill targets to the portfolio," Barksdale president and CEO Rick Trotman said.

The news came on the same day Barksdale announced it was acquiring the remaining interest in its nearby Sunnyside porphyry project from Regal Resources, in a deal which valued Regal at C37c per share, well above its last traded price of 6.5c in 2015.

Sunnyside is adjacent to Hermosa, which owner South32 describes as one of the most exciting base metals projects in the industry.

"Consolidating Sunnyside which contains high-grade discovery holes is key as we near the end of the permitting process," Barksdale said.

Its Kennecott acquisition included geophysical survey data not only covering Goat Canyon and Canelo but also Barksdale's Sunnyside and San Antonio projects.

Consideration for the projects and data was US$35,000 in cash and a 2% net smelter return royalty.

Barksdale said it retained the right to repurchase half of the NSR at any time for a cash payment of $10 million, and must pay $3.5 million to Kennecott on reaching commercial production.

The junior had C$6 million in cash according to a presentation in April.

Its shares (TSXV: BRO) reached a one-year high of 70c intraday.

They closed up 13.2% to capitalise it about $38 million (US$31 million).

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